# 2018 PDL season

The 2018 Premier Development League season was the 24th season of the PDL, and the last under the PDL name. The regular season started on May 4 and ended on July 16. There were a total of 74 teams playing across 11 divisions with the addition of the Deep South division. Calgary Foothills FC won the final championship under the PDL branding, having defeated Reading United AC 4–2 in extra time in the Championship game on August 4, 2018.

## Changes from 2017
### New teams

A total of 12 new member clubs join the PDL for the 2018 season.
| Team | Country | City/area | Stadium | Founded | Head coach | Notes |
| AHFC Royals | U.S. | Houston, Texas | Campbell Road Sports Park | 2017 | Jorge Carrasco | |
| Birmingham Hammers | U.S. | Vestavia Hills, Alabama | Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex | 2013 | Wulf Koch | NPSL |
| Black Rock FC | U.S. | Lakeville, Connecticut | Hotchkiss Athletic Fields | 2013 | | |
| Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | U.S. | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Washburn Field & Weidner Field | 2018 | Diego Zaltron | |
| Corpus Christi FC | U.S. | Corpus Christi, Texas | Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium | 2017 | Sammy Giraldo | |
| Kaw Valley FC | U.S. | Topeka, Kansas | Hummer Sports Complex | 2017 | István Urbányi | |
| Lansing United | U.S. | East Lansing, Michigan | Archer Stadium | 2014 | Nate Miller | NPSL |
| Lionsbridge FC | U.S. | Newport News, Virginia | Pomoco Stadium | 2017 | Chris Whalley | |
| Memphis City FC | U.S. | Memphis, Tennessee | Christian Brothers University | 2015 | Mark Franklin | NPSL |
| Ogden City SC | U.S. | Ogden, Utah | Spence Eccles Ogden Community Sports Complex | 2017 | Eric Landon | |
| San Francisco Glens SC | U.S. | San Francisco, California | Boxer Stadium | 1961 | Javier Ayala-Hil | |
| Santa Cruz Breakers FC | U.S. | Aptos, California | Cabrillo College Stadium, Aptos High School, & Monterey Peninsula College | 1992 | | |

### Name changes

* Palm Beach Suns FC became Next Academy Palm Beach
* Fresno Fuego became Fresno FC U-23
* South Florida Surf became North County United

### Folded

* Burlingame Dragons FC
* BYU Cougars
* FC Boulder U23
* Jersey Express S.C.
* K-W United FC
* Nashville SC U23
* Saint Louis FC U23
* SoCal Surf
* Tampa Bay Rowdies U-23
* Wilmington Hammerheads

## Standings
### Eastern Conference
#### Mid Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Reading United AC | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 38 | Advance to the Eastern Conference Championship |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 31 | Advance to the Eastern Conference Championship |
| 3 | Long Island Rough Riders | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | F.A. Euro | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 9 | |
| 6 | Evergreen FC | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 5 | |
| 7 | Lehigh Valley United | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 35 | −25 | 4 | |

#### Northeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Black Rock FC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 30 | Advance to the Eastern Conference Championship |
| 2 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24 | |
| 3 | Western Mass Pioneers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 22 | |
| 4 | FC Boston | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 18 | |
| 5 | AC Connecticut | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 17 | |
| 6 | Westchester Flames | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 10 | |

#### South Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Myrtle Beach Mutiny | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 28 | Advance to the Eastern Conference Championship |
| 2 | North Carolina FC U23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 23 | |
| 3 | Lionsbridge FC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 13 | |
| 5 | Tobacco Road FC | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 13 | |
| 6 | Carolina Dynamo | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 11 | |

### Western Conference
#### Northwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 35 | Advance to the Western Conference Championship |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 21 | |
| 3 | Lane United FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 20 | |
| 4 | TSS FC Rovers (J) | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 17 | |
| 5 | Victoria Highlanders | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers U23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 11 | |

#### Mountain Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 28 | Advance to the Western Conference Championship |
| 2 | FC Tucson | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 25 | Advance to the Western Conference Championship |
| 3 | Albuquerque Sol FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 16 | |
| 4 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Ogden City SC | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 12 | |

#### Southwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Golden State Force | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 37 | Advance to the Western Conference Championship |
| 2 | Ventura County Fusion | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 22 | |
| 3 | Orange County SC U-23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 21 | |
| 4 | Santa Cruz Breakers FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Fresno FC U-23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 20 | |
| 6 | San Francisco City FC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 16 | |
| 7 | San Francisco Glens SC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 16 | |
| 8 | San Diego Zest FC | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 14 | |
| 9 | Southern California Seahorses | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 13 | |

### Central Conference
#### Great Lakes Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 27 | Advance to the Central Conference Championship |
| 2 | Lansing United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 26 | Advance to the Central Conference Championship |
| 3 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 22 | |
| 4 | Michigan Bucks | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 22 | |
| 5 | West Virginia Chaos | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Derby City Rovers | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 65 | −57 | 1 | |

#### Heartland Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Des Moines Menace | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 40 | Advance to the Central Conference Championship |
| 2 | Chicago FC United | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 23 | Advance to the Central Conference Championship |
| 3 | Kaw Valley FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 20 | |
| 4 | St. Louis Lions | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | Thunder Bay Chill | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 19 | |
| 6 | WSA Winnipeg | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 0 | |

### Southern Conference
#### Deep South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 36 | Advance to the Southern Conference Championship |
| 2 | Mississippi Brilla | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 28 | |
| 3 | SC United Bantams | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 24 | |
| 4 | Birmingham Hammers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Tri-Cities Otters | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Peachtree City MOBA | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 16 | |
| 7 | Memphis City FC | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 6 | |

#### Mid South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazos Valley Cavalry FC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 30 | Advance to the Southern Conference Championship |
| 2 | OKC Energy U23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 28 | |
| 3 | AHFC Royals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Corpus Christi FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Texas United | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | FC Cleburne | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 13 | |
| 7 | Houston FC | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 10 | |

#### Southeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SIMA Águilas | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 32 | Advance to the Southern Conference Championship |
| 2 | The Villages SC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 30 | Advance to the Southern Conference Championship |
| 3 | Lakeland Tropics | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 30 | |
| 4 | IMG Academy Bradenton | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
| 5 | FC Miami City | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 16 | |
| 6 | Weston FC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 13 | |
| 7 | Next Academy Palm Beach | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 12 | |
| 8 | North County United | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 8 | |

## Playoffs

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| DS | Tormenta FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | The Villages SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | The Villages SC | 1 | WC | The Villages SC | 2* | | | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | WC | The Villages SC | 2* | | | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | SE | SIMA Aguilas | 1 | | | | | | | |
| SE | SIMA Aguilas | 2 | SE | SIMA Aguilas | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MS | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MS | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 1 | | | | WC | The Villages SC | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MA | Reading United AC | 1* | | | | |
| MA | Reading United AC | 4 | | | | | | | MA | Reading United AC | 1* | | | | |
| SA | Myrtle Beach Mutiny | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SA | Myrtle Beach Mutiny | 3 | MA | Reading United AC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | MA | Reading United AC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | WC | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| NE | Black Rock FC | 1 | WC | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| WC | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 2 | | | | | | | | MA | Reading United AC | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 4* |
| SW | FC Golden State Force | 2(1) | | | | | | | | | | | NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 4* |
| WC | FC Tucson | 2(3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | FC Tucson | 2(3) | WC | FC Tucson | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | WC | FC Tucson | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 1 | NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| MT | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MT | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 0 | | | | NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | HL2 | Chicago FC United | 0 | | | | |
| HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 0(4) | | | | | | | HL2 | Chicago FC United | 0 | | | | |
| GL2 | Lansing United | 0(3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| GL2 | Lansing United | 0(3) | HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | HL2 | Chicago FC United | 1 | | | | | | | |
| GL1 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 3 | HL2 | Chicago FC United | 1 | | | | | | | |
| HL2 | Chicago FC United | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

### Conference Championships

The PDL Conference Championships were held over the weekend of July 20–21. Matches were played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host FC Golden State Force); Reading, PA (Eastern Conference, host Reading United AC); Des Moines, IA (Central Conference, host Des Moines Menace); and Statesboro, GA (Southern Conference, host South Georgia Tormenta FC). The four conference champions advanced to the PDL semifinals.

### Western Conference
## PDL Championship
### Final
## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Ryosuke Kinoshita (DMM)
* Golden Boot: Marek Weber (SCU)
* Young (U21) Player of the Year: Luka Prpa (CHI)
* Coach of the Year: Alan McCann, (REA)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Marco Carducci (CGY)
* Defender of the Year: Jordan Skelton (MIS)

## All-League and All-Conference Teams
### Eastern Conference

F: Ifunanyachi Achara (BLR), Khori Bennett (REA), Charlie Ledula (LIR) M: Jakov Basic (BOS), Ricardo Gomez (MYB), Aaron Molloy (REA) *, Brian Saramago (NYR) D: Prosper Figbe (BLR), Kamal Miller (REA), Kevin O'Toole (NYR) G: Bennet Strutz (REA)

### Central Conference

F: Austin Ricci (MIB), Kinoshita Ryosuke (DMM) *, Tucker Stephenson (KAW) M: Kyle Carr (LNU), Brad Dunwell (MIB), Luka Prpa (CHI) *, Tate Robertson (DAY) * D: Ebenezer Ackon (LNU), Mark Lindstrom (CIN), Grant Stoneman (CHI) G: Carlos Mercado (DMM)

### Southern Conference

F: Brandon Guhl (BVC), Juan Tejada (LAK), Marek Weber (SCU) * M: David Graydon (SIM), Marco Micaletto (SGT) *, Leonardo Paiva (VIL), Toni Soler (SGT) D: Mathieu Laurent (BIR), Jordan Skelton (MIS) *, Gabriel Torres (VIL) * G: Pablo Jara (SGT)

### Western Conference

F: Moses Danto (CGY) *, Santiago Patino (SEA), Samuel Villava (GSF) M: Elijah Adekugbe (CGY), Nico Pasquotti (CGY), Matteo Polisi (TSS), Willy Spurr (LAN) D: Henry Lander (TUC), Callum Montgomery (VIC) *, Dominick Zator (CGY) G: Marco Carducci (CGY) *
* denotes All-League player